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Biographical NoteBetsy Thornton was born Mary Elizabeth Thornton in Wilmington, North Carolina, the oldest of four children, to Elizabeth Mary (Kelly) Thornton and Colonel Robert L. Thornton. She was educated in Europe and the US graduating from Ohio Wesleyan University with a degree in English. Thornton lived in England, France, Greece, Italy, New York City, and Venice, Calif. before settling in Bisbee, Arizona. In Bisbee she worked various jobs including director of the Cochise Fine Arts, a non-profit arts organization, and as a crime victim advocate for the Cochise Attorney's office. Thornton's first publication was a chapbook of poems, On Davis Road in 1984. She is a recipient of a Poetry Fellowship from the Arizona Commission on the Arts. She turned to writing mystery fiction in the 1980's and her first mystery novel, The Cowboy Rides Away was published in 1996. The book introduces readers to her main character, Chloe Newcombe, who works as a victim advocate in Cochise County, Arizona, the same position that Thornton worked at the Cochise Attorney's office for fifteen years. Thornton has published seven mystery novels including: The Cowboy Rides Away (1996), High Lonesome Road (2001), Ghost Towns (2002), Dead for the Winter (2004), A Whole New Life (2006), A Song for You (2008), and Dream Queen (2010). Her book, A Song For You, was nominated for the Mary Higgins Clark award in 2008. Scope and Content NotePapers, 1980-2010. This collection is comprised of the papers of Betsy Thornton. Items include published and unpublished writings including, manuscripts, poetry in published anthology, news articles, Thornton's reviews of works by others, and book reviews of Thornton's works by others. Printed materials include book manuscripts, news and magazine clippings and correspondence. One 29-minute interview, circa 2004, by Steven Nestor for WHUS radio show, Poets of the Tabloid Murder, is included on CD-ROM ArrangementThis collection is organized into two series.Series I: Writings, 1980-2010 Subseries 1: Manuscripts, 1985-2010 Subseries 2: Articles and Poetry, 1980-1984, 2000 Series II: Printed and Audio Materials, 1985-2010 RestrictionsRestrictionsThere are no restrictions on this collection. CopyrightIt is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright. Access TermsPersonal Name(s) Newcombe, Chloe (Fictitious character)--Fiction Thornton, Betsy--Archives Geographic Name(s) Arizona--Fiction Cochise County, (Ariz.)--Fiction Subject(s) American fiction--20th century American literature—Southwest, New Authors, American--20th century--Archives Crime--Fiction Women detectives--Arizona--Fictio. Genre Form(s) Mystery fiction Administrative InformationCredit LineBetsy Thornton Papers, 1980-2010 (MS 495). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries. Container List
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